The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-26
NEARING THE GIBBET.
Their Time is Growing Short
Progress of Preparations to Hang
the Anarchists.
Tho Order Givon to Mako the
Shrouds They May Wear.
All Their Hope Now Fixed Upon
Action of the Supreme Court,
Only Sixteen Days Remain for Them
to Live Unless the Decisions OF
the Illinois Courts Shall
Be Set Aside.

CncNGo, H., Oct, -. Preparations are
already being silently made for the great
anti-marchist drama of the nth of No
vcmbcr Already orders have been given,
il is said, 10 the members of the Second
Illinois National Guard that they will be
required to bc ON duty for n full week or
perhaps longer, prior To November II, ut
their armory, or wherever else their scry-
ices may be required. The proba.
hility is that the First regiment
will he called upon 10 do
the same. II is understood, however that
neither Of the regiments viii he called
from their respective armorics unless in
the ease OF absolute need. II is also stated,
on authority, that the entire block ON
which the county Jail and the criminal
court building are located, will
he corloncd with police, and all
the North Clark street buildings abut-
ting the Jail will be- guarded with
police officers, aud no one WILDE allowed to
enter them until after the execution oi tho
condemned men. In order TO save the
great family of curiosity seekers who are
ambitious to see their fellow men swim
into eternity, II may bc stated that the
sheriff has already, II is stated, decided To
| limit the number NJ those present Ia those
| that the law requires 10 bc prs
/ cnt, and 10 u very few represent
| atiNcs Of the press. The gloom
/ which has marked the condemned men,
/ with one exception, for several days past,
| still continues to deepen The exception
| IL that ol Parsons, who still INDUCES IN his
| ilppant good spirits aud laughs and jokes
with those Who call upon him. The
/ others, however, make no longer amy
attempt "a conceal their feelings or Ia
blind themselves Ia the iutc which threat
| eng them, II is stated 10y certain persons
who claim 10 have good reasons lor what
/ they say, that Gov. Ogloshy will gunt the
| condemned men u brief respite, ~ that
they will not he limited Ia u hap
fortnight 20 prepare themselves lot death.
On the morning oi the day during which
there shall DO probability Of III,
United States supreme court decision
arriving IN this riiy-probably Thunala,
morning the guard upon the condcmnc,
will bc doubled Or perhaps tr'blcd, an,
the freedom which they have hitherto en-
joyod will bc materially curlailcd. No on,
! will bc allowed to visit them nc ALL This
latter prccnution will bc taken Ia avoid
the possibility of amy one furnishing the
prisoners with poison VI other means #
/ suicide.
Quite sensation WIS caused today
among the inmates ui the womnn's dc.
partmrnt NJ the Jail, by an official request
that they help make the shrouds aud caps
tu hc used ut the execution al the con.
dcmncd seven. Some 81 thc inmates wCrc
willing to do the work required. and were
even anxious a. participate In the ghnSily
task, but Others Wcru strongly opposed IA
rendering any all, and these formed
~ large part Oi the Ia
mates that II may bc necessary ~
have the work done outside the jail. The
material, white unblcachcd muslin ha,
been already purchased. Each shruud
will bc shaped like u lag, only with holes
In both ends, aud gathered close NJ IN,
top. The hoods will h. half yard In
width, nnd about the same length. gath
cred together Ut the top, which will Il,
about ten inches across. The material y
cut into the necessary shape and lack,
nothing hut the stitches that Wcr nskct
to-day NJ the motley crowd of women nal
factors confined IN the same prison will
the seven death .scnicnccd anarchists